In ancient times, there was a young man named Zhao Guo.
古时候，有个名叫赵国的年轻人。
Zhao Guo was very smart, but he was always in a hurry to succeed.
赵国很聪明，但总是急于求成。
When he was learning to ride a horse, he wanted to become an expert quickly.
他学骑马时，希望能很快骑得像高手一样。
Every day, he tried to ride faster, but he kept falling off.
他每天骑马时，想要快速奔跑，却总是摔倒。
His master saw this and said, "Don’t rush, learning to ride a horse takes time and patience."
他的师傅看到后，告诉他：“不要急，学骑马要循序渐进。”
But Zhao Guo didn’t listen, still eager to ride faster.
但是赵国没有听，仍然急于想要奔跑得更快。
One day, he rode too fast, lost control of the horse, and fell hard.
一天，他骑得太快，马失控了，摔得很重。
Zhao Guo was seriously hurt and had to rest for a long time to recover.
赵国伤得很重，休息了很久才康复。
He felt regretful and asked his master how he could make up for it.
他感到很懊悔，问师傅该如何弥补。
The master smiled and said, "If you hadn’t rushed, you would have learned better, and the injury would not have happened."
师傅笑了笑，说：“你若不急，学得更好，伤就不会发生。”
Zhao Guo finally understood and decided to practice slowly, learning each step thoroughly.
赵国终于明白了，他决定慢慢练习，踏实学好每一步。
Gradually, his riding skills improved, and he could easily control the horse.
慢慢地，他的骑马技术提高了，能轻松控制马匹了。
After a long time, Zhao Guo became an expert rider.
过了很久，赵国终于骑得像个高手。
He sighed, saying, "If I hadn’t rushed back then, I would have learned it much sooner."
他感慨道：“如果当初不那么急，早就能学好。”
From then on, Zhao Guo no longer rushed in anything he did.
从此，他做任何事都不再急于求成。
He understood that patience is key, and slow progress leads to success.
他明白了，欲速则不达，做事要有耐心。
In the end, Zhao Guo became the nation's master of horsemanship.
最后，赵国成为了国家的骑术大师。
He used his experience to tell others, "You can’t rush things; only by taking it slow can you do it well."
他用自己的经历告诉大家：“急不来，只有慢慢做，才能做好。”
